Results, complain

文句を言う【もんくをいうmonkuwoiu】文句をいう Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

to complain; to make a complaint

文句をつける【もんくをつけるmonkuwotsukeru】文句を付ける Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

to complain; to lodge a complaint

不足を言う【ふそくをいうfusokuwoiu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

to complain; to express one's dissatisfaction

痒がる【かゆがるkayugaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to complain of itching; to be bothered by an itch (or rash, etc.); to feel itchy; to have an itch (or rash, etc.); to itch

愚痴る【ぐちるguchiru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to complain; to grumble

暑がる【あつがるatsugaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to complain of the heat; to feel the heat

掻き口説く【かきくどくkakikudoku】かき口説く Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg ➜ 口説く

託つ【かこつkakotsu】 Inflection

godan ~つ verb / transitive:

to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for

とやかく言う【とやかくいうtoyakakuiu】兎や角言う Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)

どうこう言う【どうこういうdoukouiu】如何こう言う Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

JLPTN1

ぼやくboyaku・ボヤくBOYAku Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

to grumble; to complain

寒がる【さむがるsamugaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to be bothered by coldness; to complain about the cold ➜ 寒い・がる

痛がる【いたがるitagaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to be in pain (referring to others); to complain of pain ➜ 痛い・がる

苦しがる【くるしがるkurushigaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb:

to suffer; to complain of a pain

重箱の隅をほじくる【じゅうばこのすみをほじくるjuubakonosumiwohojikuru】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

to nitpick; to complain about trifles - idiom ➜ 重箱の隅をつつく

重箱の隅をつつく【じゅうばこのすみをつつくjuubakonosumiwotsutsuku】重箱の隅を突く・重箱のすみをつつく Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

to nitpick; to complain about trifles - idiom

重箱の隅をようじでほじくる【じゅうばこのすみをようじでほじくるjuubakonosumiwoyoujidehojikuru】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

to nitpick; to complain about trifles ➜ 重箱の隅をつつく

ごてるgoteru Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

to grumble; to complain

愚痴をこぼす【ぐちをこぼすguchiwokobosu】愚痴を零す・愚痴を溢す Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb / transitive:

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

JLPTN2

こぼすkobosu^☆《零す・溢す・翻す》 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to spill; to drop; to shed (tears)
to grumble; to complain
to let one's feelings show

ときどきtokidoki タンカーTANKAA がgaこぼすkobosu石油sekiyu もmo 水質汚染suishitsuosen をwo 増大zoudai させるsaseru。 Oil often spilled by tankers also adds to water pollution.

世間seken にはniha 暇hima がga なくてnakute 読書dokusho できないdekinai とtoこぼすkobosu人hito がga 多いooi。 There are many people in the world who complain that they are too busy to read.

愚図つく【ぐずつくguzutsuku】愚図付く Inflection

godan ~く verb:

to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular
to fret; to sulk; to complain
to rain on and off

JLPTN3

訴える^☆【うったえるuttaeru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies) ➜ 理性に訴える
to complain
to sue (a person); to take someone to court
to resort to (e.g. arms, violence) ➜ 暴力に訴える

同性dousei をwo セクハラSEKUHARA でde訴えるuttaeruことkoto できないdekinai のno かしらkashira。 I wonder if you can sue someone of the same sex for sexual harassment?

政府seifu はha 通常tsuujou インフレINFURE がga あるaru 水準suijun にni 達したtasshita 場合baai はha、物価bukka のno 抑制yokusei のno 措置sochi にni訴えるuttaeru。 Governments usually resort to price control when inflation has reached a certain level.

彼女kanojo はha 頭痛zutsuu をwo訴えるuttaeru、それsore もmo しょっちゅうshotchuu だda。 She complains of headaches, and that very often.

JLPTN2

鳴らす^☆【ならすnarasu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose); to snap (fingers)
to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed
to state; to insist; to complain
to fart (loudly) - archaism

彼らkarera はha８時ji にni そのsono ベルBERU をwo鳴らすnarasu。 They ring the bell at eight.

誰かdareka がga 玄関genkan のno ベルBERU をwo鳴らすnarasuのno がga 聞こえましたkikoemashita かka。 Did you hear someone ring the doorbell?

悲鳴を上げる【ひめいをあげるhimeiwoageru】悲鳴をあげる Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

to scream ➜ 上げる
to whine; to grumble; to complain

食いつく【くいつくkuitsuku】食い付く・食付く・喰いつく・喰い付く・喰付く Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble ➜ 食らいつく
to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into ➜ 食らいつく
to hold on to; to cling to; to stick to
to complain; to bicker

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